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hello, my name is samantha bee, and i am an america from the america of the united states. and on behalf of myself and my colleagues, i would like to apologize to the people of egypt for sending you literally the three stupidest people in america. [applause] [cheers] >> sorry for that. >> thank you, sam. egypt, i'd like to, if i may, show you something that i put in my jacket every day that i wear one. it's called bacon. [applause] [cheers] >> and it's cured pork, and we eat it and we love it. i don't understand why you don't. [applause] [laughter] >> okay, we have time for one question. excellent question. yes, it is possible that when those three congress people are unsupervised, they eat their own (bleep). >> anymore questions? wow, so many questions. so many actually questions from real, actual eyptians. >> oh, my gosh, what did you say? you are so bad. >> hey, hey, what's going on over here. over here. look at this. >> oh, my gosh. eyptians are so nice. [applause] >> jon: thank you so much. samantha bee and david cross in egypt. we'll be right back. [cheers] >> jon: we
hello, my name is samantha bee, and i am an america from the america of the united states. and on behalf of myself and my colleagues, i would like to apologize to the people of egypt for sending you literally the three stupidest people in america. [applause] [cheers] >> sorry for that. >> thank you, sam. egypt, i'd like to, if i may, show you something that i put in my jacket every day that i wear one. it's called bacon. [applause] [cheers] >> and it's cured pork, and we eat...
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and miss new york is indian with all due respect, this is america. >> jon: yes, this is america. and do you know how we know that this is america. the way you know that is 9 word do is misspelled. that is how you know this america. well, when indian news story falls through the crack you are own ayesive manned very catches them for a segment we call back in brown. ♪ . >> jon: yeah, first of all that's not actually a song, aasif, i just wanted to mention this off the top this miss america win is kind a milestone for the indian community. >> not a milestone, jon, more like a beachhead. >> jon: beachhead, sounds like a military invasion. >> damn right it sex wake up and smell the curry, jons. indians are taking over america. >> jon: what-- you won one competition. >> clearly you have not been paying attention. this is only the most recent ass-kicking. >> knaidel, german derived yiddish. k-n-a-i-d-e-l. (cheers and applause) boom! that's right! (cheers and applause) he won with one of your words, my yiddisher friend. tell me how my tuchus tastes! >> jon: so you're dominating our spe
and miss new york is indian with all due respect, this is america. >> jon: yes, this is america. and do you know how we know that this is america. the way you know that is 9 word do is misspelled. that is how you know this america. well, when indian news story falls through the crack you are own ayesive manned very catches them for a segment we call back in brown. ♪ . >> jon: yeah, first of all that's not actually a song, aasif, i just wanted to mention this off the top this miss...
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(laughter) but america is defined by its resilient-- resilience. no matter what mistakes we make, we pick ourselves up, we dust ourselves off and come together with the courage to deny that we ever made a mistake. (cheers and applause) these people get it it's like that old saying about whatever it is you are supposed to do with history, i forget. the point is america's economy is back. the dow is reaching record highs. the housing market is rebounding. the auto industry exists. and even young people are finding good jobs in construction. and folks, this is good for everyone. as they say, a rising tide lifts all boats. also, buy a boat or you'll drown. because 9-- 95% of income gains since the recovery have gone to the top 1%. but-- i know, i want to cheer too. (laughter) but don't fret not rich people. you will get your share because our economy is like a pyramid, okay. we rich are at the peak and soon the money will start trickling down to you people so be patient. and if you are's good, you can be buried with me in my pyramid. (laughter) so if y
(laughter) but america is defined by its resilient-- resilience. no matter what mistakes we make, we pick ourselves up, we dust ourselves off and come together with the courage to deny that we ever made a mistake. (cheers and applause) these people get it it's like that old saying about whatever it is you are supposed to do with history, i forget. the point is america's economy is back. the dow is reaching record highs. the housing market is rebounding. the auto industry exists. and even young...
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-- (cheers and applause) -- america, this land is my land and your land and america does not back down on the face of tyranny. fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice a penny save sad horse to water whose colors do not run! may god bless the united states of america! wango tango! (cheers and applause) bottom line, will barack obama stack up and start spelling this war right? only time will tell and so will my guest. please welcome pulitzer prize winning writer for the "new yorker" and dean of the columbia school of journalism steve coll, steve thank you so much for joining us. good to see you again. steve, you gotten a article in the new new yorker here called "crossing the line" right? steve, help me out with something here. i never thought i'd say this but i'm not sure if i want america to get into another war with the middle eastern country with no clear objective. and i know that sounds ugly to say. why don't i want to follow barack obama into battle. where do you think he's screwing the pooch? >> well, the weight of the last two wars that he inherited, the 4,500 dead in iraq for
-- (cheers and applause) -- america, this land is my land and your land and america does not back down on the face of tyranny. fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice a penny save sad horse to water whose colors do not run! may god bless the united states of america! wango tango! (cheers and applause) bottom line, will barack obama stack up and start spelling this war right? only time will tell and so will my guest. please welcome pulitzer prize winning writer for the "new yorker"...
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and from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america [ speaking foreign language ] the translation says from hindu holy scripture, fire cannot bun it, water cannot wet it, nor can wind dry it, and the second stand ask i will read in hindu.r translation: as a man sheds his worn out clothes, takes other new ones, likewise, the embodied soul casting off warn out bodies and enters new bodies." a small prayer from hindu scripture in hindu. this translation: from untruths, lead us to the truth. from darkness, lead us to the light. from death, lead us to immortality. peace, peace, peace. may the treasured souls of our 12 dear friends rest inÑi peace. >> a reading from the letter to the romans: if god is with us, who can condemn? christ jesus who died who was raised at the right hand of god who,Ñi indeed, intercedes for u. what will separate us from the although of christ will an win distress persecution orÑi famine or peril or the sword? no. in all these things, we conquer overwhelmingly through himçóÑi o has loved us. i am convinced that neither deathÑi nor life or angels or ruler
and from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america [ speaking foreign language ] the translation says from hindu holy scripture, fire cannot bun it, water cannot wet it, nor can wind dry it, and the second stand ask i will read in hindu.r translation: as a man sheds his worn out clothes, takes other new ones, likewise, the embodied soul casting off warn out bodies and enters new bodies." a small prayer from hindu scripture in hindu. this translation: from untruths, lead us...
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one of the best ways that america has built well is through owning a home, and unfortunately we really got away from that, we allowed folks to pull all of the equity out. a lot of people rushed into buying homes without really giving it a lot of thought, and it turned out to be an awful investment for them. it doesn't mean that everybody is -- and we don't think that everybody should -- should buy a home. certainly there is a place for renters, particularly in some of the more expensive markets, and young people in general are going to rent until they settle down. it doesn't make as much sense to own a home when you are single and may relocate to some other part of the country. but as millennials age up and build savings, i think we'll see again. >> so as millennials built up some savings, that was the key to buying a house. you didn't just grab all of the equity that you made in it as home prices appreciated, took that out, and risked your capital? >> absolutely, people used to have to save for a down payment, and so when they shop for a home, they spent a lot of time. that's what we
one of the best ways that america has built well is through owning a home, and unfortunately we really got away from that, we allowed folks to pull all of the equity out. a lot of people rushed into buying homes without really giving it a lot of thought, and it turned out to be an awful investment for them. it doesn't mean that everybody is -- and we don't think that everybody should -- should buy a home. certainly there is a place for renters, particularly in some of the more expensive...
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in the end it creates a part-time america. it will fund the government and still delay the movement of obamacare. >> here is what president obama said about this situation on friday. >> my message to coming is this. do not shutdown the government. do not shutdown the economy. pass a budget on time. pay our bills on time. >> now this will be the first government shutdown if it happens in 17 years and 800,000 federal workers low-income furloughed and economists say it will hurt a fairly weak recovery. congress -- congressman, are you willing to risk that? >> we are not shutting the government down. we were here working until 1:00 a.m. to make sure we didn't shut the government down and we put a funding bill across. the difference here is you just listen to the president talk to the president of iran. talk to putin. but he won't sit and talk to the representatives of the american people. they like to come through and deal with this problem. you have found the president went out to the american people and said if you have your hea
in the end it creates a part-time america. it will fund the government and still delay the movement of obamacare. >> here is what president obama said about this situation on friday. >> my message to coming is this. do not shutdown the government. do not shutdown the economy. pass a budget on time. pay our bills on time. >> now this will be the first government shutdown if it happens in 17 years and 800,000 federal workers low-income furloughed and economists say it will hurt...
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we must say, "wake up america! wake up!" for we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient. >> but the real work was ahead, wasn't it? >> but i knew, as dr. king said in his speech, we had to go back to the south. we had to go. we had to leave the mountaintop. and being in washington, being on the steps of the lincoln memorial, was a great feeling. to be standing there in the shadow of abraham lincoln. but we have to go back into the heart of alabama, back to georgia, back to mississippi and back to other parts of america and to make real the hopes and dreams of a people. >> but when you did that in the preceding years, you got your head bashed in. >> well, that was part of the price we had to pay in order to make it real, make it plain, make it simple. daddy king, martin luther king jr.'s father, used to say to him over and over again, "make it plain, son. make it plain." by marching to the steps of the lincoln memorial, we were trying to make it plain. not just to politicians, but to the american people. i said to
we must say, "wake up america! wake up!" for we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient. >> but the real work was ahead, wasn't it? >> but i knew, as dr. king said in his speech, we had to go back to the south. we had to go. we had to leave the mountaintop. and being in washington, being on the steps of the lincoln memorial, was a great feeling. to be standing there in the shadow of abraham lincoln. but we have to go back into the heart of alabama, back to...
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and you know, nation, there is nothing more precious in america than the first amendment. without it, i would not have this show to convince you that there's nothing more precious than the second amendment. ( laughter ) and that's why it is my duty to fight censorship wherever and whenever i have cleared it. naturally, i am outraged on a recent clamp-down on one of the america's bastions of freedom. >> it's no shock to anyone on youtube. users on the web site can be mean and downright northwest. google is now hoping to change that. the youtube owners have just rolled out a new system that will put the top comment from people you know or care about, not just who has commented most recently. video creators will also get to moderate conversations and block certain words. >> stephen: nation, this is an unprecedented attack on free speech. youtube comments are the freest speech there is, from of free from punctuation. free from spelling. apparently, free from medicati medication. the youtube comment section is the internet's town square air, place where citizens of all mankind
and you know, nation, there is nothing more precious in america than the first amendment. without it, i would not have this show to convince you that there's nothing more precious than the second amendment. ( laughter ) and that's why it is my duty to fight censorship wherever and whenever i have cleared it. naturally, i am outraged on a recent clamp-down on one of the america's bastions of freedom. >> it's no shock to anyone on youtube. users on the web site can be mean and downright...
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miss america right now or miss al-qaeda? my problem with these tweets is that it is notable for the amount and the frequency and the specificity of these. it is just ugly. there is no other way to say it. >> fortunately miss america took this in stride. let's take a look at what she had to say after the pageant. >> i have always viewed myself as first and fore most american. i was born in syracuse and there are people who have to say things, but you have to rise above that. >> one of the things i wanted to look at was twitter's policy as it concerns tweets like this. so i went to the website and there is a website on twitter rules. here is the thing they don't allow, no impersonation, no trade trademark and no sharing of information, credit cards and social security numbers. they do not patrol for content. >> there is no way if twitter wanted to it could patrol 400 million tweets a day. but it can kick people off and suspend their accounts. the problem is where do you draw the line? this stuff is ugly. but what about bad lan
miss america right now or miss al-qaeda? my problem with these tweets is that it is notable for the amount and the frequency and the specificity of these. it is just ugly. there is no other way to say it. >> fortunately miss america took this in stride. let's take a look at what she had to say after the pageant. >> i have always viewed myself as first and fore most american. i was born in syracuse and there are people who have to say things, but you have to rise above that. >>...
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. >>> and his message for america. >> dear america, please let piers buy a draggen but not a gun. >>> i want to begin with the big story. president obama and vladimir putin locked in a tug-of-war over syria. senior officials don't believe russia will agree to authorization for possible military force against syria. president obama, of course, wants to keep that option of military strikes on the table. today he said this. >> ultimately, what is needed for the underlying conflict is a political settlement that allows ordinary syrians to get back to their homes to rebuild and to relief the enormous suffering that's taking place. >> "the new york times" nick christoff is here. he says his country never looked so weak and donald trump joins me on the phone. you're angry about this. tell me why. >> i'm not angry. i'm disappointed. we have a president out played by putin to an extent that nobody has ever seen and we look bad as a country and certainly he's looking bad. >> in terms of the leadership, that scenario you're an expert, what is he doing wrong? it seems to me he's been zigzagging a
. >>> and his message for america. >> dear america, please let piers buy a draggen but not a gun. >>> i want to begin with the big story. president obama and vladimir putin locked in a tug-of-war over syria. senior officials don't believe russia will agree to authorization for possible military force against syria. president obama, of course, wants to keep that option of military strikes on the table. today he said this. >> ultimately, what is needed for the...
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five years ago this month, america and the world marched to the edge of the economic abyss. on september 7th, 2008, warning sirens sounded when the government took over fannie mae and freddie mac. mortgage titans were facing big bets on the housing crisis. one week later september 14th lehman brothers collapsed triggering a global freeze on credit followed by a government takeover of aig. literally overnight the recession became a global crisis. >> this is what brought us to the brink of collapse. wow, all because annie went and got a house she couldn't afford? >> are congress had to act, bail out the banks that led to the collapse with their risky behavior. but on monday, september 29th the carefully crafted bill to rescue the system went down to defeat. >> the motion is not adopted. >> investors been into full blown panic. the dow dropped 777 points, the biggest single day point drop it had ever had. $1.2 trillion in value wiped out in a single day. >> we have much work to do and this is much too important to simply let fail. >> congress got the message and on friday, octo
five years ago this month, america and the world marched to the edge of the economic abyss. on september 7th, 2008, warning sirens sounded when the government took over fannie mae and freddie mac. mortgage titans were facing big bets on the housing crisis. one week later september 14th lehman brothers collapsed triggering a global freeze on credit followed by a government takeover of aig. literally overnight the recession became a global crisis. >> this is what brought us to the brink of...
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towards latin america. >> rose: towards all of latin america. >> yes. i say that the future of the u.s. is more south of rio grande than any other area in the world. we are-- . >> rose: north and south, wouldn't you say, canada and the united states, canada and latin america. >> but you have a very good relation with canada. very-- . >> rose: largest trading partner. >> and with the-- with latin america, in a way, latin america has been neglected by the u.s. for many, many years. >> rose: and so if they paid attention what would you want them to know. i'm talking about the leaders in washington, both the presidency and the congress? >> the potential that you find in latin america for the u.s. is enormous and vicea versa. and we can work together more closely on joint ventures, developing the potentials that we have and how we can work together, like i say one is the strategic importance of the u.s. in afghanistan. >> right. there is a strategic importance in-- . >> rose: you would make the argument that you have more strategic-- more reasons for strateg
towards latin america. >> rose: towards all of latin america. >> yes. i say that the future of the u.s. is more south of rio grande than any other area in the world. we are-- . >> rose: north and south, wouldn't you say, canada and the united states, canada and latin america. >> but you have a very good relation with canada. very-- . >> rose: largest trading partner. >> and with the-- with latin america, in a way, latin america has been neglected by the u.s....
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>> about ever competing for miss america? >> no, just how people responded, about how you feel about your country. >> i have always -- it's something i've grown up with with a stereotype, which is why i started my platform celebrating diversity for cultural competency. that's a cause i've been promoting for three years now. >> right. >> i have always viewed miss america as the girl next door, but the girl next door is evolving as the diversity evolves. she's not going to be the same person come ten years down the road. going into this, i wanted to be the first indian miss america to be that symbol of a new face for the organization, and let the younger girls know regardless of race, their economic status, i'm living my american dream right now. >> beauty pageants are a complicated topic. >> they are. >> a lot of women are thinking she's so put together, so amazing, so poised. and some of them are probably thinking, but she did a beauty pageant. so let me just confirm this. first of all, you're using your winnings to try to pa
>> about ever competing for miss america? >> no, just how people responded, about how you feel about your country. >> i have always -- it's something i've grown up with with a stereotype, which is why i started my platform celebrating diversity for cultural competency. that's a cause i've been promoting for three years now. >> right. >> i have always viewed miss america as the girl next door, but the girl next door is evolving as the diversity evolves. she's not...
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a look at what his syria retreat means for his standing in the world and america's. plus, five years after the financial crisis, what lessons have we learned? and is our banking system any safer? and fracking and the poor. why our natural gas boom may be america's best anti-poverty program. >> this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. >> welcome to the "journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. that was president obama announcing he'll pursue a diplomatic resolution in syria before moving ahead on a vote of use of force. but after weeks, what does this retreat mean for the president's standing in the world and america's standing? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor, dan henninger, washington columnist kim strassel, and foreign affairs columnist, brett stevens. so, dan, you describe this wee
a look at what his syria retreat means for his standing in the world and america's. plus, five years after the financial crisis, what lessons have we learned? and is our banking system any safer? and fracking and the poor. why our natural gas boom may be america's best anti-poverty program. >> this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the...
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i think america has led in the past and it would be great to see america lead again. >> great to be at your firm today. incredibly inspiring. thank you for having me, it was a great honor. and congratulations to what you do. amazing and to think where you were september 11th all those years ago and now it's a remarkable thing to watch. good to see you. >> thanks, so we had our memorial at the 9/11 memorial this evening and all together as a great group of families. and i'm really proud of it. >> fantastic, thank you, good to see you. >>> tonight a record inspired american and under scrutiny, 64-year-old dianna nyad swam from cuba to florida in 53 hours without a shark cage. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and stadiums. but, of course, it's a good listener too. [ female announcer ] today cisco is connecting t
i think america has led in the past and it would be great to see america lead again. >> great to be at your firm today. incredibly inspiring. thank you for having me, it was a great honor. and congratulations to what you do. amazing and to think where you were september 11th all those years ago and now it's a remarkable thing to watch. good to see you. >> thanks, so we had our memorial at the 9/11 memorial this evening and all together as a great group of families. and i'm really...
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there is income inequality in america. there always has been and hopefully, and i do say that, there always will be. why? because people rise to different levels of success based on what they contribute to society and to the marketplace and that's as it should be. >> well, first of all, let's be clear about what we are arguing. rick santorum is exactly right in saying that nobody should expect or even advocate equality of outcome. the real problem is that we don't have equality of ir.ç opportunity. what do i mean by that? number one, the schools available to poor and lower middle class and many middle class families and their kids are not nearly as good as the schools available to the wealthy. the tax laws are weighted increasingly in favor of the wealthy. therefore a lot of middle class and poor people actually are paying, particularly through social security taxes, which nobody talks about. they all want to talk about income taxes. they're paying a much larger share of their income. the laws governing almost everything
there is income inequality in america. there always has been and hopefully, and i do say that, there always will be. why? because people rise to different levels of success based on what they contribute to society and to the marketplace and that's as it should be. >> well, first of all, let's be clear about what we are arguing. rick santorum is exactly right in saying that nobody should expect or even advocate equality of outcome. the real problem is that we don't have equality of ir.ç...
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>> this is america. >> is this america? i am sorry. i thought it was america. >> i can burn a bible, i can burn a quran. whatever i want to do, thank god for the first amendment. >> if we told him clearly if you violate the law we will arrest you and put you in jail. did he and we did. >> today's top trender, ted talks. >> it is every bit as true now as it was then and we need 100 more like jesse helms in the u.s. senate. >> the texas senator wants to turn back time in the senate. >> they called him senator no after a lifetime of opposing racial quotas, abortion, so many u.n. programs and gay rights. >> you needed that job. you were the best qualified. but they had to give it to a minority because of a racial quota. against racial quotas, jesse helms. >> helms said martin luther king's outfit is heavily laden at the top with leaders of proven records of communism, socialism, and sex perversion. >> anti-era, antiabortion, antiwell player. >> and we need 100 more. >> ♪ if i could turn back time >> joining me, the columnist for the "was
>> this is america. >> is this america? i am sorry. i thought it was america. >> i can burn a bible, i can burn a quran. whatever i want to do, thank god for the first amendment. >> if we told him clearly if you violate the law we will arrest you and put you in jail. did he and we did. >> today's top trender, ted talks. >> it is every bit as true now as it was then and we need 100 more like jesse helms in the u.s. senate. >> the texas senator wants to...
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that's what makes teddy kremer america strong. chris connelly, abc news, cincinnati, ohio. >> and we are so glad you are with us tonight and we're always there, of course at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. and we'll see you right back here again thursday night, tomorrow. good night. >>> tonight skyrocketing costs of committing a traffic violation. where the money goes after you pay your fine autos looking at lovely weather conditions but high fire danger. i'll have details in just a moment. >>> a tragic turn of events a college student hit by a drunk driver. tonight her family reveals her hopes and drems. >> and we're live with deciding race of the america's cup and a look at how close it came to fulfilling it's economic promises. >> when you get cited for a traffic violation you'll wind up paying more tn a fine. tonight our investigation reveals how your money is being spent. good evening, everyone, i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. a man is fuming over the fines he had to pay to clear a traffic violation he di
that's what makes teddy kremer america strong. chris connelly, abc news, cincinnati, ohio. >> and we are so glad you are with us tonight and we're always there, of course at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. and we'll see you right back here again thursday night, tomorrow. good night. >>> tonight skyrocketing costs of committing a traffic violation. where the money goes after you pay your fine autos looking at lovely weather conditions but high fire danger....
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criminals that are evading justice in latin america. pasada, known confessed terrorist, he is here in this country. and the american government doesn't doesn't give him back. so the united states needs to help out with this instead of contributing to corruption and terrorism. >> the abuse of power, corruption, effects the political process. and we as poll tickets we have to try to work together against corruption. so that there is no abuse of power. politics is not in business, or a benefit. for me, politics are a service towards our people. so i don't share the way that politics are carries out here -- the way politics should be carries out is a science of the service for the people. >> you believe that there are beliefians who committed crimes against the state, who have escaped to the united states, and you would like the united states to extradite those people back to bolivia? and yet, are you still interested in providing asylum to edward snowden? >> one thing is to abide by international treaties, but if you do abide by then, for
criminals that are evading justice in latin america. pasada, known confessed terrorist, he is here in this country. and the american government doesn't doesn't give him back. so the united states needs to help out with this instead of contributing to corruption and terrorism. >> the abuse of power, corruption, effects the political process. and we as poll tickets we have to try to work together against corruption. so that there is no abuse of power. politics is not in business, or a...
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. >> i believe america is exceptional. we have shown a willingness through sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up, not only for our own narrow self-interests but for the interests of all. >> does america deserve those bragging rights? tavis smiley, good to have you with us. the president has been doubling down. he said it in his speech about syria. putin obviously came back punching. and now the president said it again. is america exceptional? >> well, this war of words between president obama and mr. putin is amateur hourish. this war of words doesn't do anything about the real issues that need to be addressed in this country. richard haas has written a powerful book called foreign policy begins at home and he is right about that. it is hard to make the argument that we are exceptional. when poverty is out of control. we can't house our people. we have education crisis i. we have environmental degradation and the government is on the verge of perhaps shutting down. we want to continue with this notion that we are exc
. >> i believe america is exceptional. we have shown a willingness through sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up, not only for our own narrow self-interests but for the interests of all. >> does america deserve those bragging rights? tavis smiley, good to have you with us. the president has been doubling down. he said it in his speech about syria. putin obviously came back punching. and now the president said it again. is america exceptional? >> well, this war of words...
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hatred toward america? >> we just saw again yesterday, the pictures being presented to the senate and house intelligence committee right now. we have the evidence that people were gassed. there's no question. questions about command and control, whether assad ordered it. and doesn't the united states have to draw a line against the use of chemical weapons? >> i think the united states has to do something, but we have to be smart. we have a short-term strategy, no long-term strategy. if we take out the military installations, he's got the gas, supplies, still in power. if we take him out, which is not the president's goal at this point, regime change, we have a problem, 26 rebel groups -- they're not one good group where we want to work, all these groups. this is a mess. this is the problem, we waited a long time. the lodge -- longer we wait, the bigger the problem. and it's a horrible mess. and the problem is we haven't had leadership. not just picking on the president, on everybody, every member of congres
hatred toward america? >> we just saw again yesterday, the pictures being presented to the senate and house intelligence committee right now. we have the evidence that people were gassed. there's no question. questions about command and control, whether assad ordered it. and doesn't the united states have to draw a line against the use of chemical weapons? >> i think the united states has to do something, but we have to be smart. we have a short-term strategy, no long-term strategy....
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that's what makes america different, that's what makes us exceptional. >> jon: well-- no. (laughter) >> jon: that and our sculptures of elvis presley made out of butter. that's something. (laughter) >> jon: not a lot of countries have. (laughter) elvis. there you have it. the use of chemical weapons violated international norms. indeed f there is one thing president obama has been clear about is that violation of hallowed international law like the geneva protocol must be pun earned whether it be use of chemical weapons or torture. >> will you appoint a special prosecutor to independently investigate the gravest crimes of the bush administration including torture and warrantless wiretapping. >> i don't believe that anybody is above the law. >> jon: see that even young whippersnapper obama wouldn't even let that go. nobody is above the law and i'm sure that that clip doesn't have any more on it. >> on the other hand-- (laughter) >> go on. >> on the other hand, i also have a belief that we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards. >> jon: i mean if looking backwa
that's what makes america different, that's what makes us exceptional. >> jon: well-- no. (laughter) >> jon: that and our sculptures of elvis presley made out of butter. that's something. (laughter) >> jon: not a lot of countries have. (laughter) elvis. there you have it. the use of chemical weapons violated international norms. indeed f there is one thing president obama has been clear about is that violation of hallowed international law like the geneva protocol must be pun...
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it's made in america. and those disappearing socks in the washer and drier, give your kids a sock sack. put the socks in, zip it up and throw the whole thing in the washer. you'll get every one of those socks back. but then the inventions that locked us in like the smart lock that senses you're coming home linked up with your smart phone, it automatically unlocks your front door, no fumbling for keys. we had to see this invention on a front door in san francisco and one of their first customers, jonathan. >> you're fumbling for your keys every time you come home? >> yes. >> reporter: about to look for those keys no longer. >> press this unlock button. >> reporter: look at the message, "welcome john," as it unlocks. and not only that. that smart lock captures an image of every visitor who approaches your front door. if you are not home and a loved one visits, you can unlock the door from your smart phone. >> even if they're on vacation halfway around the world? >> halfway around the world or around the corn
it's made in america. and those disappearing socks in the washer and drier, give your kids a sock sack. put the socks in, zip it up and throw the whole thing in the washer. you'll get every one of those socks back. but then the inventions that locked us in like the smart lock that senses you're coming home linked up with your smart phone, it automatically unlocks your front door, no fumbling for keys. we had to see this invention on a front door in san francisco and one of their first...
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al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> today on twitter and facebook we have been asking you, which plan will you choose under obamacare, and why? she is a baby boomer who is a grandmother. we'll have more on whether this is the right choice for baby boomers in a moment. tell us what you think. we realize that some of you just read our question of the day, and are like, what? what is the difference? you are not alone. that's what happened in our own news room, and that's why david is back with us to help make sense of the different plans. >> if you are in the market for health insurance, shopping season is around the corner. october 1st is when open enrollment is scheduled to start. and we have been getting
al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> today on twitter and facebook we have been asking you, which plan will you choose...
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america has found the goose that lays the golden egg. unfortunately, it is pooping all over our house. >> it killed the pond. it killed the fish. killed everything in the pond, no frogs, no turtles, nothing. >> they're poisoning you. and they're telling you there's nothing wrong. and you're the only one that has a problem. >> my kids started getting sick early on in the drill approximating process. sort of like a very bad intestinal bug. >> the image of water testing fire in the documentary gasland has come to symbolize the anti-fracking movement. >> now sure, maybe you can't wash your dishes any more. but on the bright side, now you've got a kiln to make new ones. and come on, we're trying to throw a fracking party here and these people are ruining it with their suffering. (laughter) it's like going to a barbecue and seeing a video on factory farming. i don't want to meet all 400 cows in my burger. (laughter) now fortunately, folks there is a way we can enjoy the fruits of fracking without feeling the guilt. and it brings us to tonight'
america has found the goose that lays the golden egg. unfortunately, it is pooping all over our house. >> it killed the pond. it killed the fish. killed everything in the pond, no frogs, no turtles, nothing. >> they're poisoning you. and they're telling you there's nothing wrong. and you're the only one that has a problem. >> my kids started getting sick early on in the drill approximating process. sort of like a very bad intestinal bug. >> the image of water testing...
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as well as the unshakeable support of the united states of america. many of you have asked a broader question -- why should we get involved at all in a place that is so complicated and whereas one wrote to me those who come after assad may be enemies of human rights. it's true. that some of assad's opponents are extremists but al qaeda will only draw strength in a more chaotic syria if people there see the world doing nothing to prevent innocent civilians from being gassed to death. the majority of the syrian people and syrian opposition we work with just want to live in peace with dignity and freedom. and the day after any military action, we would redouble our efforts to achieve a political solution that strengthens those who reject tyranny and extremism. finally, many of you have asked why not leave this to other countries? or seek solutions short of force? several people wrote to me, we should not be the world's policeman. i agree. and i have a deeply held preference for peaceful solutions. over the last two years my administration has tried diplo
as well as the unshakeable support of the united states of america. many of you have asked a broader question -- why should we get involved at all in a place that is so complicated and whereas one wrote to me those who come after assad may be enemies of human rights. it's true. that some of assad's opponents are extremists but al qaeda will only draw strength in a more chaotic syria if people there see the world doing nothing to prevent innocent civilians from being gassed to death. the...
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america must act or lose credibility. i would argue america's credibility does not residen one man. if our enemies were to know if america will defend herself, let them look no farther than our response to 9/11. >> what is your reaction to that? >> i think senator paul is wrong. and a dictator or terrorist organization, uses chemical weapons. that is a threat to the world. and i would argue that is a threat to the troops. in the near term. but what he doesn't point out is that ten years ago, the congress of the united states, passed a law that said, the very acquisition by syria of chemical weapons was, was a threat to our national security interests. that's a decade ago. with the congress made that determination. so, adding this whole debate about a red line, really misses the point. when, when the international community came together decades ago and said this is wrong. you can't use it in war. i think the consensus was arrived at then. the question is, do you condemn only, or do you condemn and take action which is proportional to the crime. >> we have a little bit more of what s
america must act or lose credibility. i would argue america's credibility does not residen one man. if our enemies were to know if america will defend herself, let them look no farther than our response to 9/11. >> what is your reaction to that? >> i think senator paul is wrong. and a dictator or terrorist organization, uses chemical weapons. that is a threat to the world. and i would argue that is a threat to the troops. in the near term. but what he doesn't point out is that ten...
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"america's got talent" season 8 finale last night. performances by the rockets, earth wind and fire and luke bryan rounded out the night. in the end, the miami mime and dancer won. i caught up with the red carpet after the show. >> the winner of the $1 million! >> i congratulate everyone who competed. he's a special entertainer. i said at the beginning let's find a superstar. he is a superstar. >> we're here with the million dollar man. >> very, very surprising. >> you can show me a little something? that is why he just won "america's got talent". >> it tastes of cherry. >> i don't wear cherry. that's so weird. i don't know -- >> joe, watch out, pucker up, my friend. >> where is my "morning joe"? >> incredible night last night, brian. just a lot of fun. >> i'm surprised howie mandel let howard stern touch his lips. if i was that guy, item put pat sajak in a headlock. >> no kidding. >> i think he got a raw deal. thank you, lewis. still ahead, we are celebrating 50 years of cassette tapes. we want to know what you still have in your wab
"america's got talent" season 8 finale last night. performances by the rockets, earth wind and fire and luke bryan rounded out the night. in the end, the miami mime and dancer won. i caught up with the red carpet after the show. >> the winner of the $1 million! >> i congratulate everyone who competed. he's a special entertainer. i said at the beginning let's find a superstar. he is a superstar. >> we're here with the million dollar man. >> very, very...
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everybody should say "hey, that's good because america did it." (laughter) >> why not use the rules to get what we want done without having to ourselves actually having to do it? >> stephen: and use the u.n. resolution? >> the u.n. is a useful institution to cover and to execute great power designs. >> stephen: what great power? what war have they ever preventd? >> well, we may have just prevented this one and i ale tell you why. >> stephen: but we don't know because it didn't happen! >> we don't know yet. >> stephen: you can't prove a negative. >> what we have preventd is any major war between great powers. >> stephen: because if we wanted to go to war with russia or china they would veto it and then we'd have to stop. (laughter) you're not wrong. that's why we -- we try -- (cheers and applause) >> stephen: how do you become a superpower if it doesn't exercise superpowers? that's like saying "i'm fantastic dancer i just don't want to get up right now." (cheers and applause) i tell you what, i'll just cut it out. go ahead. (laughter) andrewn,van,
everybody should say "hey, that's good because america did it." (laughter) >> why not use the rules to get what we want done without having to ourselves actually having to do it? >> stephen: and use the u.n. resolution? >> the u.n. is a useful institution to cover and to execute great power designs. >> stephen: what great power? what war have they ever preventd? >> well, we may have just prevented this one and i ale tell you why. >> stephen: but we...
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i believe america's morality and reputation and america's credibility are on the line. i applaud this administration and our president for coming to congress. i applaud those who asked him to come to congress. it's the right thing to do. and i will support a targeted effort but not a blank check respond to syria's unspeakable deeds to gas its own people to death. now, my question involves the intel here. i don't know how much you can give us. i'm going to try to make this pretty broad so you can answer it. whoever feels more comfortable. a lot of people are fearful because of what happened in iraq. that there might be disagreement between the intel agencies. and we have a lot of intelligence agencies, 17 in all, all over the place. i don't know how many were involved, whether it was 4 or 6 or 8. i don't know whether you can disclose that. my question is, was there any argument about this fact that they agree that there's high confidence that these weapons were used by the assad regime? was there any debate -- there was debate. was there any dissension between the variou
i believe america's morality and reputation and america's credibility are on the line. i applaud this administration and our president for coming to congress. i applaud those who asked him to come to congress. it's the right thing to do. and i will support a targeted effort but not a blank check respond to syria's unspeakable deeds to gas its own people to death. now, my question involves the intel here. i don't know how much you can give us. i'm going to try to make this pretty broad so you...
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in fact, while america's deficit is 5.7 of gdp, sweden is 0.5% of gdp. or consider labor markets while the u.s. bailed out general motors and chrysler, sweden did exactly the opposite. the iconic saab was allowed to go bankrupt. voel voe was acquired by the chinese. it turns out that the socialist sweden is not as crazy as the right would have to believe. the changes in the last two decades reveal a sweedish government and people who are very pragmatic and adaptable. when the prime minister came to power as part of a center right coalition in 2006, he moved to cut corporate taxes so the swedish companies now pay lower tax rates than american ones and the downsizing of government is part of a regional trend in neighboring norway the leader expected to win next week's elections is a conservative running on a campaign to cut taxes. slowly but surely scandinavian countries are moving away from big government to smart government. despite the tax cuts and recent moves to the right, scandinavian countries are big spenders but increasingly effective spenders. so
in fact, while america's deficit is 5.7 of gdp, sweden is 0.5% of gdp. or consider labor markets while the u.s. bailed out general motors and chrysler, sweden did exactly the opposite. the iconic saab was allowed to go bankrupt. voel voe was acquired by the chinese. it turns out that the socialist sweden is not as crazy as the right would have to believe. the changes in the last two decades reveal a sweedish government and people who are very pragmatic and adaptable. when the prime minister...
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all these huge figures now run big things in america. it seems to me that the glass ceiling's been well and truly broken and we're on our way to another level. >> well, i think that there is a way in which a glass ceiling has been broken. but i think the story today is not just women getting our power. first of all, the fact you have a few individuals who are empowered as the ones you mentioned doesn't mean that every woman has every bit of power that she us is due. even beyond that, the real story for the feminine voice today is not how can i get my power but how do we use the power that we now have collectively gotten? that's where we in the journey now. now that we have the financial power we have, now that we have the political power we have, how can we deal with whatever residual internal, psychological and emotional internal obstructions keep us from wielding the power and making the changes in the world the power does give us. >> would the world be a less dangerous, less war-mongering place if more women ran countries? >> i think
all these huge figures now run big things in america. it seems to me that the glass ceiling's been well and truly broken and we're on our way to another level. >> well, i think that there is a way in which a glass ceiling has been broken. but i think the story today is not just women getting our power. first of all, the fact you have a few individuals who are empowered as the ones you mentioned doesn't mean that every woman has every bit of power that she us is due. even beyond that, the...
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and america does not back down in the face of tyranny. fool me worngts shaonce, shame . fool me twice, a penny saved is a horse whose colors do not run. my god bless the united states of america. >> let me just say you make me want to be a better man. i'm going to go have liberty toast. >> i like the english. thank you. your best and most creative tweets when we come right back. ♪ nascar is ab.out excitement but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... mike opened a merrill edge investment account and linked it to his bank of america bank
and america does not back down in the face of tyranny. fool me worngts shaonce, shame . fool me twice, a penny saved is a horse whose colors do not run. my god bless the united states of america. >> let me just say you make me want to be a better man. i'm going to go have liberty toast. >> i like the english. thank you. your best and most creative tweets when we come right back. ♪ nascar is ab.out excitement but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing...